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Last updated on 2021-04-07.

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Max Blasdel

Analyst

Education

Oregon State University

B.S. Natural Resource Management

Corvallis, OR

2014

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Portland State University

Graduate Certificate in GIS

Portland, OR

2015

Humboldt State University

M.S. Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences

Arcata, CA

2019

Thesis: Decomposition of Woody Residue in the Context of Biomass Energy Utilization

Professional Experience

Analyst

Cadmus Group

Portland, OR

2020 - Present

  • Energy efficiency program evaluations and potential analysis
  • Perform cost effectiveness analysis on utility programs
  • Conduct analysis and automate tasks with R
  • Development of Shiny applications

Research Assistant

Schatz Energy Research Center

Arcata, CA

2019 - 2020

  • Conduct spatial and non-spatial analysis for clean energy projects
  • Write and maintain R code for modeling projects
  • Analyze wind energy generation data
  • Works and communicates across teams and projects

Graduate Research Assistant

Schatz Energy Research Center

Arcata, CA

2017 - 2019

  • Managed raster and tabular databases in ArcMap and R
  • Contributed to methods and literature review for published framework document
  • Developed a JavaScript web tool to visualize results from biomass project

Teaching Assistant

Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

2017 - 2019

  • Direct instruction of undergrad students focusing on experimental design and scientific measurement
  • Taught Excel and explained basic concepts of computer science to analyze and display data
  • Strove to engage students and welcome discussion on issues related to natural resources

Contract Work

GIS/Data Analyst

N/A

Arcata, CA

2018 - 2019

  • Built spatial R model for India cooking emissions study
  • Joined and cleaned large polygon fie and found solutions to data irregularities
  • Created graphs to convey results from this work in an upcoming publication

GIS/Data Analyst

Sierra Institute of California

Arcata, CA

2019

  • Combined multiple public datasets to extract information on logging residues from Timber Harvest Plans
  • Prepared report ready mapping graphics to display data results

Publications

References

Available Upon Request